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- Title
BAND-GAP CHANGE AND PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF SILICA/TITANIA COMPOSITES ASSOCIATED WITH INCORPORATION OF CuO AND NiO.
- Authors
Nazarkovsky, M. A.; Gun'ko, V. M.; Wójcik, G.; Czech, B.; Sobieszek, A.; Skubiszewska-Zięba, J.; Janusz, W.; Skwarek, E.
- Abstract
The CuO and NiO doped silica/titania nanocomposites were investigated using ultraviolet-visible light diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photocatalytic activity of the samples was studied in photooxidation of caffeine (CAF). The band gaps were calculated using the Tauc plot for non-direct allowed optical transitions except a system at CNiO = 30 wt. % analyzed using a direct allowed optical transition. Copper oxide concentration increase leads to almost exponential diminution of the band gap. The band gap of NiO doped composites demonstrates almost linear change with CNiO. According to the XPS data, the doping oxides are completely absent at a composite surface. All the composites are shown to be more effective photocatalysts than titania Degussa P25.
- Subjects
NANOCOMPOSITE materials; PHOTOELECTRONS; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; PHOTOELECTRON spectroscopy; PHOTOCATALYSTS
- Publication
Chemistry, Physics & Technology of Surface / Khimiya, Fizyka ta Tekhnologiya Poverhni, 2014, Vol 5, Issue 4, p421
- ISSN
2079-1704
- Publication type
Article